Ducks' Cogliano takes Sharks for a spin

ANAHEIM -- There wasn't a lot that the Ducks could savor in their 6-5 exhibition loss to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night but Andrew Cogliano provided quite an uplifting moment in the first period.

Cogliano chased down Cam Fowler's pass off the boards and rushed up ice toward the San Jose net but found Sharks defenseman Scott Hannan heading to cut him off.

Cogliano spun all the way around to his left but lost his balance as he finished his turn. But the speedy forward managed to sweep the puck past San Jose goalie Antti Niemi despite doing it from down on the ice

"You know, it's just a second effort," Cogliano said. "I saw Hannan was kind of close and he was cutting me off. I decided to do a spin around him. Second effort and it ended up going in."

Just how many people will see the highlight-reel goal will be limited somewhat by the fact that the game wasn't televised.

"I guess it would have been ice if it was in the regular season," Cogliano said. "It is what it is. I don't know if I'll do it again. I'll remember it at least."

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